| Founded by | Nikolay Suleimanov[citation needed] |
|---|---|
| Founding location | North Caucasus Chechen Republic of Ichkeria |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Territory | Active mostly in Europe and many parts of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union (mostly Moscow). |
| Ethnicity | Predominantly Chechens, and other caucasians. |
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| Criminal activities | Money laundering, racketeering, extortion, arms trafficking, cybercrime, human trafficking, arson, fraud, larceny, murder |
| Rivals | Lebanese mafia Russian mafia Ukrainian mafia Serbian mafia |
The Chechen mafia (Chechen: Нохчийн мафи, romanized: Noxçiyn mafi; Russian: Чеченская мафия, romanized: Chechenskaya mafiya) is one of the largest ethnic organized crime groups operating in the former Soviet Union next to established Russian mafia groups.